Bank Loans - Senior Associate

State Street; Mhalunge; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Bank Loan Specialist in India to support client operations and shared services by monitoring custody events and processing trades and reconciliations. You will collaborate with Investment Managers and mutual fund teams to deliver timely reports and ensure accuracy of fund records.

The role requires experience in loan syndication, secondary loan trading, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Masters in Accounting or MBA Finance.
• Strong understanding of loan syndication and secondary loan trading.
• Experience in custody reconciliation and daily reporting.

Responsibilities

• Process trades, bookings, receipts and disbursements.
• Daily cash balance reconciliation.
• Produce daily roll-forward and accrual reports.
• Prepare standard and ad hoc client reports.
• Respond to client queries and escalate issues as needed.
• Interact with Investment Manager for portfolios and settlements.
• Provide loan reports for NAV calculations.
• Identify and escalate unusual transactions per policy.
• Support workflow and process improvements.
• Assist training of new hires.

Skills

Loan syndication

Banking operations

Custody reconciliation

Portfolio reporting

Education

Bachelor/Masters in Accounting

Tools

Excel

Financial reporting tools

Job description

Who we are looking for

As a Bank Loan Specialist with experience in Loan Syndication (LSTA & LMA) Secondary Loan trading, Participation trades, Accounting and Custody reconciliation, the ideal candidate will support and assist Client Operations and other operational Shared Service teams/ Center of Excellence (COE's) by monitoring and processing custody related events to the fund's records accurately and timely. Ensure prompt follow up on exception situations and facilitate timely problem resolution to mitigate risk to the corporation and deliver excellent service to clients.

What you will be responsible for

• Processing trades, booking receipts and disbursements
• Daily reconciliation of cash balances
• Producing daily roll-forward proof of portfolio holdings and accrual information
• Preparing standard and ad hoc reporting for both internal and external customers
• Responding to customer queries daily
• Daily processing of bank loan notices as received from agent banks,
• Interact with the Investment Manager on their assigned portfolios, inputting/settling trades, performing ad hoc requests and providing daily reporting per client specific guidelines
• The individual will work closely with their mutual fund counterpart, providing Loan related reports to be incorporated into the final NAV Calculation.
• During normal day to day operation, be responsible for identifying any unusual or potentially suspicious transaction activity and must report and/or **escalate** in accordance with corporate policy and guidelines detailed in relevant operating procedures
• Research and resolve exceptions and issues
• Receive and resolve inquiries in a timely and accurate manner and communicates effectively with client when necessary
• Define and ensure successful completion of ad-hoc requests
• Escalate unresolved issues to management as required
• Perform daily or weekly reporting functions for the team's activities
• Ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures
• Keep up to date on broader internal/external business issues; applies knowledge across team
• Assist management in the implementation of new policies and procedures, participates in projects
• Assist with workflow management and technology enhancements., make suggestions to streamline operations
• Maintain knowledge of current alternative procedures and processes
• Support training of new hires as necessary

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor / Masters in Accounting/MBA Finance

Additional Requirements

• Ability to adhere to strict timelines
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under tight timelines
• Willing to work in NA shifts.

About State Street

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